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Safety and efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization with degradable starch microspheres (DSM-TACE) in the treatment of secondary liver malignancies

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Safety and efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization with degradable starch microspheres (DSM-TACE) in the treatment of secondary liver malignancies
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OncoTargets and therapy, January 2018
DOI 10.2147/ott.s147852
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Andreas Schicho, Philippe L Pereira, Katharina Michalik, Lukas P Beyer, Christian Stroszczynski, Philipp Wiggermann

Abstract

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of degradable starch microspheres (DSM) as embolic agents in transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in the treatment of secondary liver metastases. This was a national, multicenter observational study. Primary endpoints were safety and treatment response according to Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) criteria. A total of 77 DSM-TACE procedures were performed in 20 patients. Minor immediate adverse events (AEs) were epigastric pain with an incidence of 45.5% (35/77), and nausea and vomiting at an incidence of 23.4% (18/77). Delayed minor AEs were epigastric pain in 13/77 (16.9%) treatments and nausea and vomiting in 10 (13.0%) treatments. No severe AEs were documented. Therapeutic efficacy of DSM-TACE procedures according to mRECIST was as follows: complete response 0/77, partial response 17/77, stable disease 33/77 and progressive disease 6/77, no data was available for 21/77 treatments. Overall, objective response was achieved in 8 of 20 patients (40.0%). DSM as embolic agent for TACE is safe in the treatment of liver metastases. An objective response in 40.0% of patients and disease control in 64.9% of procedures was achieved, and this should lead to further evaluation of DSM-TACE as treatment option for nonresectable liver metastases.

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Student > Bachelor 3 18%
Other 1 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 6%
Researcher 1 6%
Other 1 6%
Unknown 6 35%
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Medicine and Dentistry 5 29%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 12%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 6%
Engineering 1 6%
Unknown 8 47%
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